A school
has apologised to a black Christian teaching assistant it had issued her
with a written warning after she told an autistic pupil she disapproved
of same-sex relationships.
Victoria Allen, 51, also said she did not like the way the biblical rainbow symbol had
been adopted as an emblem of gay pride.
After receiving the warning, she threatened to take Brannel School in St Austell, Cornwall, to tribunal over the matter.
But on Monday the dispute was settled out of court.
The 14-year-old boy had interrupted an English lesson to ask her opinion on same-sex marriage.
When
she gave her 'personal opinion' on the issue, the boy said he did not
feel offended, but agreed when a teacher suggested he felt uneasy about
the incident.
She was then given the written warning for not following the school's equal opportunities policies.
After a complaint by the boy's mother, the school launched formal disciplinary action in September.
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